Well I'll Be Damned: Phillies Make History

by WholeCamels on Aug 28, 2010 2:12 AM EDT

The Philadelphia Phillies made history tonight, and in two ways.

Tonight, at around 10:30 pm local time, the Phillies broke the "Two Run Barrier." Baseball historians and statisticians alike have long theorized that a baseball team can score more than two runs in one game. Even though it took 12 innings to score their third run, the Phillies managed to do so, and will be long remembered for this unprecedented offensive outburst.

On a second historical note, the Phillies won and, earlier in the evening, the Atlanta Braves lost to the Florida Marlins. This marks the first time since 1978 that the Braves and Phillies had different game outcomes on the same day. Elias informs us that this is called "gaining a game" in the standings, and was actually believed to have occurred several times during 19th century, when teams would occasionally need to forfeit games in the event of cholera outbreaks or draft riots.

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Hehe, funny post

by PhilsForever on Aug 28, 2010 2:28 AM EDT reply actions

Very official sounding. WC, my boy, I think you may have a future as a writer of some sort.

by PhillyFriar on Aug 28, 2010 2:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Suck it Fangraphs. Suck. It.

by j reed on Aug 28, 2010 2:34 AM EDT reply actions

Finally

Popped that standings cherry, eh? Thank you baseba’al.

Not everyday you see the other team get the tying run in on a balk. Here’s hoping Bell won’t be available tomorrow and that the Pads won’t need him.

Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.

by doubleh on Aug 28, 2010 2:39 AM EDT reply actions

Love it.

The lighter side of TGP.

Looking forward to the Kevin Kolb era.
5-8-10...the day the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Championship!!

by EREX21 on Aug 28, 2010 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

But was it a sellout?

by Bilzo on Aug 28, 2010 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

Shower

I’m gonna have to take a shower now, after reading a post so dripping with sarcasm, but I will be smiling all the way through it…

by Benjamin Gerber on Aug 28, 2010 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

I’m glad the Phillies didn’t lose their fifth in a row because I wouldn’t have been able to find precedent for that during a pennant race over the past few years.

by David S. Cohen on Aug 28, 2010 10:04 AM EDT reply actions